Archives for February 7, 2014

Posts from February 7, 2014

An ad for the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland will run in several markets during tonight's broadcast of the Sochi Opening Ceremonies, Outlook Columbus reports: Thirty-second commercials for the Gay Games are set to air during NBC’s telecast in Columb… Read

Keir Moffat, who, according to Mashable, won a Facebook competition for Shopify by getting the most likes on a post, made a hilarious video to thank his fans. Rather than impersonate famous celebrities or characters, however, Moffat took the opportun… Read

The Russian LGBT Network reports that four activists have been arrested following a protest in St. Petersburg: Just now in St.Petersburg 4 LGBT-activists, including one pregnant woman, were arrested. Among the activists were Anastasiya Smirnova (pict… Read

Dutch snowboarder Cheryl Maas, who is one of six openly gay athletes competing in Sochi, failed to qualify in the slopestyle event at Sochi yesterday and will have to try again on Saturday. As the camera focused on Maas at the end of her run she look… Read

Arrow star Stephen Amell posted a message to his Facebook page yesterday letting his fans know that the show was going to be on hiatus for the Olympics. Wrote Amell: For everyone asking, we're taking a mini hiatus so people can grit their teeth a… Read

On Wednesday we noted that Russia had blocked a delivery of Chobani yogurt for the U.S. Olympic team. Stephen Colbert feels the reason for this is obvious: "It's no secret that yogurt is the gayest dairy product. First of all…it's Gree… Read

The fake lesbian duo t.a.T.u. are set to play at the opening ceremonies of the Sochi games, the WSJ reports: Details of the opening ceremony are a closely guarded secret. But two people familiar with the matter say Russia’s team will enter the stadiu… Read

More than 100 members of LGBT activist group Queer Nation demonstrated in front of the Russian consulate in New York City at noon yesterday, including three people wearing Putin masks who dumped fake blood on the Olympic flag to underscore the IOC’s… Read